Zeyada
Zeyada is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 37% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Zeyada
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Zeyada from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Zeyada itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 345.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 512.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 375 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 40% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Zeyada
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Delicious Handrawn Regularloosely similar widths (77 units)
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- Farsan Regularloosely similar widths (81 units)
- Nanum Brush Script Regularloosely similar widths (81.6 units)
- Waiting for the Sunrise Regularloosely similar widths (83.2 units)
- Caveat Regularloosely similar widths (83.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Zeyada?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Zeyada itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Zeyada free to use?
Zeyada is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Zeyada?
By measured letter widths, Delicious Handrawn is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 77 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Zeyada support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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